It’s been a lot of the first thing — with hardly any of the others — June 24, 2022 marked one year since I published my first story on Medium: Five Books You Should Read By Lawrence Block Today is June 24, 2021 and it’s writer Lawrence Block’s 83rd birthday. Block has been my favorite writer since I was a…piercemcintyre.medium.com I wrote that article for a couple of reasons. For one, it was because it was Lawrence Block’s birthday and he was (and still is) my favorite writer. …

A look at the band’s 2022 album ‘Diamond Star Halos’ — Album Review #13 of 100 in 2022 I have a confession to make that may shock some of you who know how much I love music from the 1980s: I was never a big fan of Def Leppard back in the 80s. Oh, don’t get me wrong — I didn’t…

My favorite song from each of his albums & a Spotify playlist containing 80 great songs by him — I started getting into music in the middle of the 1970s, when I was around 10 years old. At that time, the hit songs of Paul McCartney and his band Wings were played very heavily on radio stations everywhere. …

But, as it was, we had somewhat mixed feelings about ‘Harry’s House’ by Harry Styles — As the host of June’s Album of The Month Discussion for The Riff, it was my duty to choose the album that we would all listen to and discuss. My initial thought after volunteering to host was, “Aaaargh!!! How do I choose just one album for us to talk about…

Dead musicians I want to see perform “live” wherever I end up next — I recently created this writing prompt/writing challenge. Basically, it’s very easy. Music lovers (and music haters too, if they’d like to play along) just need to answer this very simple question: Which nine music acts would you like to see in concert in the afterlife? Okay, it’s not an easy…

Our team keeps growing and getting groovier! — For those who didn’t see my post last week about it, Plethora of Pop recently welcomed Ashley to our team as an editor. If you’re not yet familiar with Ashley, here are a few recent articles by her: Throwback Playlist: Songs of 2000s Nostalgia: The only way to travel back in time to the 2010smedium.com 10 Things You Don’t Know About Me I was tagged, and decided to hop on this trendashleywritess.medium.com

Join us for The Riff’s Album of The Month Chat on Sunday, June 12, 2022, to discuss ‘Harry’s House’ by Harry Styles — Despite the title above, I will NOT actually be providing food or beverages for those who attend the upcoming virtual chat. It’s up to you to provide them for yourself, if you desire to eat or drink during the festivities. However, as for the Harry part of the title, I…

We’ve added a second editor, temporarily lifted the moratorium on adding new writers, & we have a fun new writing challenge — Hey, little creature at the top of that image: wipe away that tear! These are really good changes. No need to be sad! First of all, I’ve decided to step back a bit from my editing duties here in Plethora of Pop. Hey, don’t get too excited…

Including what may possibly be the best Spotify playlist ever — Just about anyone who knows my musical tastes probably knows that the 1980s is my favorite decade for music. …